Illinois State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Normal, IL
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Illinois State University in FY2024
$34.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #260 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.9%
- Rank change
- down 4
Illinois State University reported $34.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #260 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.9% on FY2023's $33.0 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 48.5% ($16.6 million), followed by federal government at 38.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $26.5 million or 77.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $18.4 million | 265 |
| FY2011 | $17.8 million | 271 |
| FY2012 | $17.8 million | 269 |
| FY2013 | $17.6 million | 269 |
| FY2014 | $19.2 million | 263 |
| FY2015 | $18.7 million | 264 |
| FY2016 | $20.4 million | 263 |
| FY2017 | $20.1 million | 263 |
| FY2018 | $21.1 million | 258 |
| FY2019 | $27.1 million | 240 |
| FY2020 | $31.5 million | 233 |
| FY2021 | $24.2 million | 257 |
| FY2022 | $25.5 million | 265 |
| FY2023 | $33.0 million | 256 |
| FY2024 | $34.2 million | 260 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Illinois State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $16.6 million | 48.5% | +3.2% | 220 |
| Federal government | $13.1 million | 38.4% | −3.5% | 282 |
| State and local government | $3.1 million | 9.0% | +26.6% | 207 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $924 thousand | 2.7% | +39.2% | 287 |
| Business | $474 thousand | 1.4% | +211.8% | 292 |
| All other sources | $15 thousand | 0.0% | +200.0% | 440 |
| All sources | $34.2 million | 100.0% | +3.9% | 260 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Illinois State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $26.5 million | 77.5% | +14.0% | 90 |
| Life sciences | $4.5 million | 13.1% | −13.0% | 322 |
| Physical sciences | $1.7 million | 4.9% | −21.8% | 269 |
| Social sciences | $734 thousand | 2.1% | −32.8% | 272 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $434 thousand | 1.3% | −30.0% | 290 |
| Computer and information sciences | $141 thousand | 0.4% | −60.1% | 392 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $124 thousand | 0.4% | −51.4% | 331 |
| Psychology | $101 thousand | 0.3% | +87.0% | 385 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Illinois State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Illinois State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Tennessee Technological University | $36.4M |
| 256 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $35.1M |
| 257 | Tennessee State University | $35.0M |
| 258 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $35.0M |
| 259 | Northern Illinois University | $34.5M |
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
| 262 | California State University, Sacramento | $34.0M |
| 263 | California State University, Long Beach | $33.9M |
| 264 | California State University, Fullerton | $33.7M |
| 265 | University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras | $33.7M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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